Death Rates Table
Death Rate Report for Kentucky by County
Lung & Bronchus, 2018-2022
All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes, All Ages
Sorted by Count
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Met Healthy People Objective of 25.1? |
Age-Adjusted Death Rate † deaths per 100,000 (95% Confidence Interval)
|
CI*Rank ⋔ (95% Confidence Interval)
|
Average Annual Count
|
Recent Trend |
Recent 5-Year Trend ‡ in Death Rates (95% Confidence Interval)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | N/A | No | 50.9 (50.0, 51.7) | N/A | 2,986 |
falling 
|
-4.5 (-5.4, -3.9) |
| United States | N/A | No | 32.4 (32.3, 32.5) | N/A | 136,831 |
falling
|
-4.3 (-4.4, -4.1) |
| Hickman County | Rural | No | 55.6 (35.9, 86.7) | 64 (2, 119) | 5 |
stable 
|
-0.6 (-2.5, 1.2) |
| Nicholas County | Rural | No | 47.2 (30.3, 71.2) | 100 (5, 119) | 5 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.8) |
| Gallatin County | Urban | No | 48.7 (31.3, 73.1) | 90 (7, 119) | 5 |
falling
|
-18.1 (-42.0, -3.8) |
| Carlisle County | Urban | No | 71.6 (47.5, 106.0) | 20 (1, 116) | 6 |
stable
|
0.7 (-1.2, 3.0) |
| Lyon County | Rural | No | 34.9 (23.1, 53.2) | 117 (57, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.5, -0.1) |
| Owsley County | Rural | No | 97.5 (64.1, 144.0) | 1 (1, 107) | 6 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.9, 2.7) |
| Ballard County | Urban | No | 46.3 (30.9, 68.5) | 102 (15, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.3, -0.2) |
| Elliott County | Rural | No | 52.7 (34.9, 77.9) | 76 (3, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.6, -0.9) |
| Trimble County | Rural | No | 54.4 (36.6, 78.7) | 70 (3, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.6, 1.3) |
| Bracken County | Urban | No | 57.1 (38.7, 82.2) | 55 (2, 119) | 6 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Cumberland County | Rural | No | 61.5 (41.8, 89.7) | 42 (1, 119) | 6 |
rising 
|
1.4 (0.1, 3.0) |
| Hancock County | Rural | No | 50.2 (34.2, 72.0) | 83 (8, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-27.6, -0.8) |
| Lee County | Rural | No | 61.6 (41.5, 89.3) | 41 (1, 119) | 6 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-24.2, -2.0) |
| Menifee County | Rural | No | 68.2 (47.1, 97.7) | 26 (1, 115) | 7 |
stable
|
-28.0 (-55.5, 1.2) |
| Wolfe County | Rural | No | 73.4 (50.2, 104.9) | 15 (1, 116) | 7 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-2.1, 1.5) |
| Crittenden County | Rural | No | 53.0 (36.9, 74.8) | 74 (5, 119) | 7 |
stable
|
-1.1 (-2.8, 0.6) |
| Washington County | Rural | No | 46.3 (32.7, 64.4) | 103 (18, 119) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-2.3, 1.4) |
| Fulton County | Rural | No | 81.4 (57.5, 113.5) | 5 (1, 105) | 8 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.2, 1.2) |
| McLean County | Urban | No | 65.0 (46.9, 88.6) | 36 (1, 117) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.9, 0.7) |
| Owen County | Rural | No | 55.8 (40.6, 75.7) | 60 (4, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-3.2, -0.3) |
| Caldwell County | Rural | No | 49.3 (35.9, 66.9) | 86 (11, 119) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.3, 0.8) |
| Jackson County | Rural | No | 54.8 (39.9, 73.9) | 68 (6, 118) | 9 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-2.5, 0.8) |
| Webster County | Rural | No | 53.1 (38.8, 71.5) | 71 (8, 119) | 9 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.7, -0.9) |
| Bath County | Rural | No | 54.5 (40.0, 73.2) | 69 (7, 118) | 10 |
falling
|
-8.0 (-21.5, -1.2) |
| Martin County | Rural | No | 66.1 (48.6, 88.5) | 32 (1, 113) | 10 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-24.6, -0.9) |
| Monroe County | Rural | No | 60.4 (44.5, 81.0) | 45 (4, 116) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.9, 1.1) |
| Union County | Rural | No | 50.3 (37.0, 67.4) | 81 (15, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-5.7 (-25.7, -1.7) |
| Spencer County | Urban | No | 42.0 (30.8, 56.3) | 111 (40, 119) | 10 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-4.1, -1.1) |
| Green County | Rural | No | 58.4 (43.4, 77.9) | 52 (5, 117) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1) |
| Livingston County | Urban | No | 69.1 (51.0, 92.8) | 24 (1, 111) | 10 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.8, 0.5) |
| Clinton County | Rural | No | 72.7 (54.2, 96.5) | 17 (1, 107) | 11 |
stable
|
0.6 (-0.9, 2.4) |
| Henry County | Urban | No | 46.9 (34.9, 62.2) | 101 (25, 119) | 11 |
falling
|
-6.3 (-23.0, -1.9) |
| Metcalfe County | Rural | No | 66.8 (49.9, 88.4) | 31 (1, 111) | 11 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.3, 0.6) |
| Todd County | Rural | No | 65.5 (48.9, 86.5) | 34 (2, 115) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-1.9, 0.5) |
| Edmonson County | Urban | No | 55.5 (41.5, 73.5) | 66 (8, 117) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.7) |
| Magoffin County | Rural | No | 67.8 (50.4, 89.7) | 27 (1, 111) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.2, 0.6) |
| Larue County | Urban | No | 53.0 (39.8, 69.7) | 73 (15, 118) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-2.0, 0.6) |
| Morgan County | Rural | No | 58.9 (44.0, 77.7) | 51 (5, 116) | 11 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.5, 1.2) |
| Fleming County | Rural | No | 55.6 (42.1, 72.6) | 62 (8, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Knott County | Rural | No | 56.3 (42.8, 73.3) | 59 (7, 117) | 12 |
stable
|
-1.2 (-2.4, 0.0) |
| Carroll County | Rural | No | 90.3 (69.0, 116.6) | 2 (1, 61) | 13 |
stable
|
0.8 (-0.4, 2.2) |
| Marion County | Rural | No | 46.0 (35.1, 59.6) | 105 (31, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.5 (-2.7, -0.3) |
| Anderson County | Rural | No | 42.3 (32.4, 54.5) | 110 (43, 119) | 13 |
falling
|
-7.2 (-17.2, -2.9) |
| Powell County | Rural | No | 75.5 (57.7, 97.4) | 14 (1, 93) | 13 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 1.0) |
| Mason County | Rural | No | 55.8 (42.7, 71.9) | 61 (8, 117) | 13 |
falling
|
-7.6 (-24.1, -0.9) |
| Leslie County | Rural | No | 85.1 (65.4, 109.6) | 3 (1, 68) | 13 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.0, 1.1) |
| Trigg County | Urban | No | 55.6 (42.8, 71.9) | 63 (12, 116) | 13 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.6, -0.1) |
| Breathitt County | Rural | No | 72.2 (55.5, 92.9) | 19 (1, 97) | 14 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.9, 0.1) |
| Estill County | Rural | No | 64.2 (49.6, 82.5) | 37 (2, 111) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.6, 1.5) |
| Lewis County | Rural | No | 72.5 (56.0, 92.9) | 18 (1, 99) | 14 |
stable
|
0.1 (-1.2, 1.7) |
| Pendleton County | Urban | No | 73.3 (56.5, 93.9) | 16 (1, 101) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Simpson County | Rural | No | 53.0 (41.0, 67.7) | 72 (14, 118) | 14 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-14.8, -1.1) |
| Butler County | Urban | No | 81.3 (63.0, 103.7) | 6 (1, 78) | 14 |
stable
|
-0.7 (-2.3, 0.9) |
| Casey County | Rural | No | 56.4 (44.0, 71.9) | 58 (9, 116) | 14 |
stable
|
-6.3 (-12.3, 5.2) |
| Bourbon County | Urban | No | 48.1 (37.6, 61.0) | 93 (27, 119) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.5, -0.4) |
| Garrard County | Rural | No | 57.3 (44.7, 72.7) | 54 (9, 115) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-3.1, 0.7) |
| Grant County | Urban | No | 52.1 (40.6, 65.9) | 77 (18, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-3.0, -0.6) |
| Rockcastle County | Rural | No | 62.1 (48.6, 78.7) | 39 (3, 111) | 15 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.6, 0.9) |
| Wayne County | Rural | No | 48.6 (37.9, 61.9) | 91 (27, 118) | 15 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.4) |
| Hart County | Rural | No | 59.7 (46.9, 75.1) | 50 (6, 112) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Woodford County | Urban | No | 39.1 (30.7, 49.3) | 115 (60, 119) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.9, -0.6) |
| McCreary County | Rural | No | 77.2 (60.9, 96.8) | 11 (1, 77) | 16 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.3, -0.2) |
| Lawrence County | Urban | No | 70.0 (55.3, 88.0) | 21 (1, 96) | 16 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-10.3, -0.8) |
| Rowan County | Rural | No | 60.2 (47.7, 75.1) | 48 (6, 113) | 16 |
stable
|
-0.9 (-1.8, 0.1) |
| Adair County | Rural | No | 61.7 (48.9, 77.2) | 40 (4, 110) | 17 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-1.9, -0.3) |
| Harrison County | Rural | No | 62.8 (50.0, 78.3) | 38 (4, 107) | 17 |
stable
|
-0.4 (-1.5, 0.9) |
| Allen County | Urban | No | 60.5 (48.3, 75.1) | 44 (6, 110) | 18 |
falling
|
-2.0 (-6.9, -0.8) |
| Letcher County | Rural | No | 51.2 (40.8, 63.8) | 79 (23, 118) | 18 |
falling
|
-5.9 (-21.5, -2.2) |
| Russell County | Rural | No | 69.4 (55.8, 85.7) | 23 (2, 93) | 19 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-1.5, 1.4) |
| Johnson County | Rural | No | 60.4 (48.7, 74.3) | 46 (7, 110) | 19 |
falling
|
-15.8 (-27.2, -2.3) |
| Mercer County | Rural | No | 57.5 (46.5, 70.8) | 53 (10, 111) | 20 |
falling
|
-1.2 (-2.0, -0.3) |
| Boyle County | Rural | No | 45.9 (37.1, 56.3) | 106 (37, 118) | 20 |
stable
|
0.4 (-5.3, 12.2) |
| Logan County | Rural | No | 51.8 (42.0, 63.4) | 78 (22, 116) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.6 (-8.8, -2.8) |
| Clay County | Rural | No | 78.4 (63.6, 95.8) | 10 (1, 64) | 20 |
stable
|
0.0 (-1.1, 1.1) |
| Meade County | Urban | No | 55.1 (44.6, 67.5) | 67 (18, 115) | 20 |
stable
|
-1.4 (-2.6, 0.0) |
| Taylor County | Rural | No | 56.9 (46.2, 69.6) | 56 (14, 112) | 20 |
falling
|
-4.1 (-18.5, -0.4) |
| Breckinridge County | Rural | No | 66.8 (54.4, 81.6) | 30 (3, 99) | 21 |
stable
|
0.0 (-0.9, 1.0) |
| Muhlenberg County | Rural | No | 48.2 (39.5, 58.6) | 92 (37, 118) | 22 |
falling
|
-8.6 (-27.5, -1.8) |
| Lincoln County | Rural | No | 65.6 (53.9, 79.5) | 33 (4, 95) | 22 |
falling
|
-2.3 (-12.3, -0.8) |
| Ohio County | Rural | No | 67.4 (55.3, 81.5) | 29 (3, 90) | 22 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.6, 0.1) |
| Oldham County | Urban | No | 29.9 (24.5, 36.2) | 119 (109, 119) | 23 |
falling
|
-5.5 (-15.2, -3.2) |
| Bell County | Rural | No | 68.4 (56.5, 82.5) | 25 (2, 89) | 24 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-2.0, 0.1) |
| Scott County | Urban | No | 42.5 (35.0, 51.1) | 109 (59, 119) | 24 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.4, -1.3) |
| Clark County | Urban | No | 47.5 (39.3, 57.0) | 97 (42, 117) | 25 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.9, 0.4) |
| Grayson County | Rural | No | 70.0 (58.1, 83.8) | 22 (2, 78) | 26 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.8, 0.7) |
| Graves County | Rural | No | 48.8 (40.7, 58.2) | 89 (37, 116) | 26 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-15.5, -1.2) |
| Greenup County | Urban | No | 47.3 (39.6, 56.4) | 99 (43, 117) | 27 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-8.6, -1.5) |
| Carter County | Urban | No | 67.4 (56.4, 80.3) | 28 (4, 90) | 27 |
stable
|
-1.0 (-1.9, 0.0) |
| Franklin County | Rural | No | 39.5 (33.0, 47.0) | 114 (71, 119) | 28 |
falling
|
-9.4 (-17.1, -5.8) |
| Montgomery County | Rural | No | 76.2 (63.8, 90.4) | 13 (1, 60) | 28 |
stable
|
-0.2 (-1.2, 0.9) |
| Shelby County | Urban | No | 47.6 (39.8, 56.5) | 96 (40, 117) | 28 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.8, -0.5) |
| Calloway County | Rural | No | 60.2 (50.7, 71.3) | 47 (12, 102) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5) |
| Marshall County | Rural | No | 56.7 (47.7, 67.2) | 57 (18, 108) | 29 |
stable
|
-0.8 (-1.7, 0.2) |
| Nelson County | Urban | No | 49.7 (42.0, 58.6) | 85 (37, 115) | 30 |
falling
|
-1.1 (-2.0, -0.1) |
| Harlan County | Rural | No | 80.3 (67.8, 94.7) | 7 (1, 52) | 31 |
stable
|
-0.3 (-1.2, 0.5) |
| Perry County | Rural | No | 79.9 (67.5, 94.1) | 8 (1, 50) | 31 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-15.6, -1.1) |
| Jessamine County | Urban | No | 47.5 (40.2, 55.7) | 98 (44, 116) | 32 |
falling
|
-12.2 (-20.0, -1.9) |
| Henderson County | Rural | No | 49.9 (42.4, 58.5) | 84 (36, 114) | 33 |
falling
|
-1.6 (-2.4, -0.8) |
| Knox County | Rural | No | 81.9 (69.9, 95.6) | 4 (1, 47) | 34 |
stable
|
-0.1 (-0.9, 0.9) |
| Christian County | Urban | No | 50.4 (43.1, 58.7) | 80 (35, 114) | 34 |
falling
|
-1.8 (-2.5, -1.2) |
| Boyd County | Urban | No | 49.1 (41.9, 57.3) | 87 (42, 114) | 35 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-6.5, -1.5) |
| Hopkins County | Rural | No | 55.5 (47.5, 64.5) | 65 (24, 107) | 36 |
falling
|
-1.3 (-2.1, -0.4) |
| Whitley County | Rural | No | 79.8 (68.5, 92.6) | 9 (1, 48) | 36 |
stable
|
-0.5 (-1.4, 0.4) |
| Barren County | Rural | No | 61.1 (52.5, 70.9) | 43 (13, 93) | 37 |
stable
|
-0.6 (-1.4, 0.3) |
| Floyd County | Rural | No | 76.2 (65.7, 88.1) | 12 (1, 55) | 40 |
falling
|
-2.7 (-5.5, -1.4) |
| Bullitt County | Urban | No | 41.6 (36.2, 47.8) | 113 (73, 118) | 44 |
falling
|
-2.4 (-3.0, -1.6) |
| McCracken County | Urban | No | 43.6 (38.0, 49.9) | 108 (64, 117) | 45 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-6.4, -2.5) |
| Laurel County | Rural | No | 60.0 (52.5, 68.4) | 49 (17, 90) | 48 |
falling
|
-5.1 (-16.6, -0.5) |
| Madison County | Rural | No | 48.0 (42.1, 54.5) | 94 (52, 114) | 50 |
falling
|
-1.4 (-2.4, -0.2) |
| Pulaski County | Rural | No | 52.8 (46.4, 59.9) | 75 (33, 105) | 51 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-11.6, -1.5) |
| Campbell County | Urban | No | 46.2 (40.8, 52.2) | 104 (56, 115) | 55 |
falling
|
-3.7 (-10.1, -2.2) |
| Pike County | Rural | No | 65.1 (57.5, 73.6) | 35 (11, 73) | 56 |
falling
|
-3.1 (-9.7, -1.4) |
| Boone County | Urban | No | 37.9 (33.6, 42.7) | 116 (95, 119) | 58 |
falling
|
-6.5 (-15.0, -3.0) |
| Daviess County | Urban | No | 45.8 (40.7, 51.3) | 107 (61, 115) | 62 |
falling
|
-6.4 (-9.4, -4.6) |
| Hardin County | Urban | No | 50.3 (44.8, 56.2) | 82 (47, 109) | 65 |
falling
|
-4.5 (-12.4, -1.7) |
| Warren County | Urban | No | 48.9 (43.8, 54.4) | 88 (54, 111) | 69 |
falling
|
-1.7 (-2.5, -0.9) |
| Kenton County | Urban | No | 47.9 (43.5, 52.6) | 95 (59, 111) | 93 |
falling
|
-3.8 (-5.6, -2.8) |
| Fayette County | Urban | No | 34.5 (31.8, 37.5) | 118 (110, 119) | 122 |
falling
|
-4.7 (-7.3, -3.4) |
| Jefferson County | Urban | No | 41.9 (40.1, 43.8) | 112 (95, 115) | 416 |
falling
|
-5.0 (-7.8, -3.6) |
| Robertson County | Rural | *** |
|
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|
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Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 8:59 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/06/2025 8:59 am.
State Cancer Registries may provide more current or more local data.
Trend
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
Rising when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is above 0.
Stable when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change includes 0.
Falling when 95% confidence interval of average annual percent change is below 0.
† Death data provided by the National Vital Statistics System public use data file. Death rates calculated by the National Cancer Institute using SEER*Stat. Death rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ... , 80-84, 85+). The Healthy People 2030 goals are based on rates adjusted using different methods but the differences should be minimal. Population counts for denominators are based on Census populations as modified by NCI.
The US Population Data File is used with mortality data.
‡ The Average Annual Percent Change (AAPC) is based on the APCs calculated by Joinpoint. Due to data availability issues, the time period used in the calculation of the joinpoint regression model may differ for selected counties.
⋔ Results presented with the CI*Rank statistics help show the usefulness of ranks. For example, ranks for relatively rare diseases or less populated areas may be essentially meaningless because of their large variability, but ranks for more common diseases in densely populated regions can be very useful. More information about methodology can be found on the CI*Rank website.
Healthy People 2030 Objectives provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
* Data has been suppressed to ensure confidentiality and stability of rate estimates. Counts are suppressed if fewer than 16 records were reported in a specific area-sex-race category. If an average count of 3 is shown, the total number of cases for the time period is 16 or more which exceeds suppression threshold (but is rounded to 3).
Please note that the data comes from different sources. Due to different years of data availability, most of the trends are AAPCs based on APCs but some are APCs calculated in SEER*Stat. Please refer to the source for each graph for additional information.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
When displaying county information, the CI*Rank for the state is not shown because it's not comparable. To see the state CI*Rank please view the statistics at the US By State level.